Comet Lift-Off
Comet Lift-Off
40" x 30" oil (1992)
© ATK Thiokol Propulsion


The EER Systems' Conestoga launch vehicle lifts a Westinghouse Electric and Space Industries spacecraft into a low earth circular orbit from Wallops Island, Virginia. Thiokol's Castor® IVA/IVB and STAR™48 solid rocket motors provide both the boost and upper stage propulsion, respectively. The launch is part of the Commercial Experiment Transporter (COMET) program, the United States' first complete commercial space service for launch and recovery of microgravity experimentation.

Many of the ATK Thiokol paintings are available as high quality lithographs through ATK Thiokol Propulsion, MS PUBS, PO Box 707, Brigham City, Utah 84302. While not normally available to the general public, the prints are available to military units, aerospace organizations and industry representatives. Reproduced with permission of ATK Thiokol Propulsion. Unauthorized use of this image is strictly forbidden.


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